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the road to success ☊ Con đường đến thành công ☊ Places
Although the road is slippery, he drives so fast. Mặc dù đường trơn, anh ấy vẫn đi nhanh. * 099
Despite the road being slippery, he drives fast. Đường trơn. Tuy vậy anh ấy vẫn đi nhanh. * 099
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stages on the road traversed, past stage ☊ bước đường ☊
initiate, pave the way for, open the road (to something) ☊ mở đường ☊
1668 The road is usually very quiet. There isn't much tra c. ☊ Con đường này thường rất yên tĩnh. Không có nhiều xe cộ. ☊
2019 EN He could remember driving along the road just before the accident, but he couldn't remember the accident itself. ☊ Anh ấy nhớ được lúc lái xe trên đường ngay trước khi có tai nạn nhưng anh ấy không thể nhớ được chính lúc tai nạn. ☊
2169 lot of tra c on the roads. ☊ Vì kì nghỉ bắt đầu Thứ sáu nên đường có vẻ nhiều xe cộ. ☊
2541 EN The road connecting the two (2) towns is very narrow. ☊ Con đường nối hai thị trấn rất hẹp. ☊
2549 The road damaged in the storm has now been repaired. ☊ Con đường bị con bão phá nay đã được sửa lại. ☊
The road ahead was blocked. ☊ ahead ☊
They walked slowly along the road. ☊ along ☊
The road continues as straight as an arrow. ☊ arrow ☊
He turned his attention back to the road again. ☊ attention ☊
There's a bank down the road. ☊ be ☊
She rode off down the road with the dog running behind. ☊ behind ☊
The road bent sharply to the right. ☊ bend ☊
a sharp bend in the road ☊ bend ☊
The road continues beyond the village up into the hills. ☊ beyond ☊
Their house is at the bottom end of Bury Road (= the end furthest from where you enter the road). ☊ bottom ☊
a single broken white line across the road ☊ broken ☊
It was several hours before the road was cleared after the accident. ☊ clear ☊
close sth (to sb/sth): The road was closed to traffic for two days. ☊ close ☊
cross (over): I waved and she crossed over (= crossed the road towards me). ☊ cross ☊
cross sth: to cross a/the road ☊ cross ☊
cross over sth: He crossed over the road and joined me. ☊ cross ☊
The roads cross just outside the town. ☊ cross ☊
a curve in the road ☊ curve ☊
The road curved around the bay. ☊ curve ☊
Commuters will face long delays on the roads today. ☊ delay ☊
The road was blocked in both directions. ☊ direction ☊
Go down the road till you reach the traffic lights. ☊ down ☊
The dead body was just dumped by the roadside. ☊ dump ☊
Turn right at the end of the road. ☊ end ☊
Take extra care on the roads this evening. ☊ extra ☊
We could hear their voices growing fainter as they walked down the road. ☊ faint ☊
I saw her on the far side of the road. ☊ far ☊
farther along the road ☊ farther ☊
the house farthest away from the road ☊ farthest ☊
The suggestion to close the road has found favour with (= been supported by) local people. ☊ favour ☊
Keep your eyes firmly fixed on the road ahead. ☊ firmly ☊
fit to do sth: Your car isn't fit to be on the road! ☊ fit ☊
The road stretched ahead across the flat landscape. ☊ flat ☊
The road went on for miles and miles. ☊ for ☊
She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune. ☊ fortune ☊
The hospital is further down the road. ☊ further ☊
The car went skidding off the road into a ditch. ☊ go ☊
Give me your hand (= hold my hand) while we cross the road. ☊ hand ☊
Highway patrol officers closed the road. ☊ highway ☊
Water had collected in the holes in the road. ☊ hole ☊
I was driving in the inside lane (= the part nearest the edge, not the middle of the road). ☊ inside ☊
join sth: The path joins the road near the trees. ☊ join ☊
Look left and right before you cross the road. ☊ left ☊
Be careful not to cross the line (= the broken line painted down the middle of the road). ☊ line ☊
The sheep had got out and were loose on the road. ☊ loose ☊
The nearest bank is about half a mile down the road. ☊ mile ☊
The hotel is the only white building on the road—you can't miss it. ☊ miss ☊
The road soon became narrower and steeper. ☊ narrow ☊
The road will be opened again in a few hours after police have cleared it. ☊ open ☊
We live further down on the opposite side of the road. ☊ opposite ☊
There's a newly married couple living opposite (= on the other side of the road). ☊ opposite ☊
The bank is opposite the supermarket (= on the other side of the road). ☊ opposite ☊
The boy dashed out into the road. ☊ out ☊
The car skidded off the road and rolled over and over. ☊ over ☊
He lives over the road. ☊ over ☊
parallel to/with sth: The road and the canal are parallel to each other. ☊ parallel ☊
The road was so narrow that cars were unable to pass. ☊ pass ☊
There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road. ☊ piece ☊
Keep on the right side of the road. ☊ right ☊
They live just along/up/down the road (= further on the same road). ☊ road ☊
He was walking along the road when he was attacked. ☊ road ☊
The road's blocked—you'll have to drive the long way round. ☊ round ☊
The road runs parallel to the river. ☊ run ☊
The car ran off the road into a ditch. ☊ run ☊
Will the car be safe parked in the road? ☊ safe ☊
The road will remain sealed off until the police have completed their investigations. ☊ seal sth off ☊
That section of the road is still closed. ☊ section ☊
The new leader has set the party on the road to success. ☊ set ☊
a sharp bend in the road ☊ sharp ☊
The road fell sharply to the sea. ☊ sharply ☊
The road was covered with a sheet of ice. ☊ sheet ☊
The roads should be less crowded today. ☊ should ☊
A van was parked at the side of the road. ☊ side ☊
They drive on the left-hand side of the road in Japan. ☊ side ☊
The truck skidded sideways across the road. ☊ sideways ☊
The child ran into the road and was struck by a car. ☊ strike ☊
The road turns to the left after the church. ☊ turn ☊
The road twists and turns along the coast. ☊ twist ☊
The dog squeezed under the gate and ran into the road. ☊ under ☊
They've had the road up (= with the surface broken or removed) to lay some pipes. ☊ up ☊
We live just up the road, past the post office. ☊ up ☊
With a wave and a shout he ran down the road to meet us. ☊ wave ☊
Look both ways (= look left and right) before crossing the road. ☊ way ☊
The road was just wide enough for two vehicles to pass. ☊ wide ☊
He was driving on the wrong side of the road. ☊ wrong ☊